Badflower – Tethered (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
Am                      C
She's younger than she looks
But she’s old enough to know
                     Em
The nature of this world

                  Am7
And so the story goes

                             F
She's dressed up like her friends

                          C
But she's prettier than them

                          G
The whole room turns to look

                       Am
Like something from a book
[Refrain]
   F
Ooh-ooh
[Verse 2]
Am                     F
The speech becomes a slur

                         C
She’s talking to some creep

                  Em
Uncomfortable as hell

                    Am
But too polite to leave

                     F
The lines begin to blur

                           C
There's something in her drink

                     Em
She stumbles to his car

                    F
And no one says a thing
[Pre-Chorus]
        C             Gm   Dm
Oh my love, you're so young
[Chorus]
 Am                                F
Some might say she's able to get back her normal life

           C                             Em
When you love someone unwillingly, you leave yourself behind

          Am                            F
You're hiding in the bathroom and you pray for better times

 C                                     Em            E
Say you're gonna leave him there and find a better life
[Verse 3]
Am              Fmaj7
Down the rabbit hole

                     C
She wakes up in his bed

                     Em
Confused about her heart

                         Am
And bruised between her legs

                         Fmaj7
But she's too afraid to leave

                        C
Or bite the hand that hits

                         E
She tells herself it's love

                       F
Then plays along with it
[Pre-Chorus]
         C                 Gm   Dm
Oh my friend, you’re still young
[Chorus]
 Am                                F
Some might say she’s able to get back her normal life

           C                             Em
When you love someone unwillingly, you leave yourself behind

         Am                             F
You're hiding in the bathroom and you pray for better times

 C                                     Em            E
Say you’re gonna leave him there and find a better life

[Post-Chorus]
F             C
Oh, oh-oh-oh (Oh-oh-oh)

Gm  Dm
Run (Oh-oh-oh-oh)

F            C
Oh-oh-oh (Oh-oh)
[Bridge]
Am         F
Abused at 17

                    C
Some unrelenting creep
NC The father of her son [Chorus]
 Am                                F
Some might say she's able to get back her normal life

           C                             Em
When you love someone unwillingly, you leave yourself behind

         Am                             F
You're hiding in the bathroom and you pray for better times

 C                                     Em            E
Say you're gonna leave him there and find a better life
[Outro]
 Am
(Oh, oh-oh-oh)

                        F
Ah, find a better life

                        Am
Oh, find a better life
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